Qureshi urges int'l community especially UNSC to work towards ending reign of terror in occupied Kashmir.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the international community especially the UN Security Council to work towards ending the reign of terror unleashed by Indian occupation forces in occupied Kashmir.

In his message on the UN Day, he said the world body has played an active role in the struggle against colonialism and in promoting fundamental human rights. Peoples right to self-determination lies at the heart of this quest. He however said this universal value is being trampled upon in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

He said the situation in occupied Kashmir has been further exacerbated by persistent clampdown imposed by the Indian Government after its illegal actions of 5 August.

He said resolution of Kashmir dispute as per UNSC resolutions that call for determining the will of the...

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